USPTO Patents Application 10749087

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Attorney Docket No. 25401 A

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Patent Applicant: Berdanetal

Serial No,: 10/749,087

Filed: December 30, 2003

Fon Translating An Aesthetically Pleasing
Surface on an Acoustic Substrate To
The Edge of the Finished Acoustical
Product

Mail Stop Missing Part
Commissioner For Patents
P. O. Box 1450
Alexandria, VA 22313-1450

Attention: Applications Branch

Group Art Unit: unassigned
Examiner: unassigned

SUBMISSION OF MISSING PARTS

Sir:

In response to the Notice To File Missing Part$ Of NonProvisional Application (Form
PTO-1533) dated April 29, 2004, in the above-identified application, Applicant submits
herewith all missing parts, namely, a signed Declaration And Power Of Attorney in
accordance with 37 CFR 1 .63. A copy of Form PTO-1533 is also enclosed.

Please charge the SI 30.00 surcharge to Deposit Account No. 50-0568 (a duplicate of
this sheet is enclosed). If any other fees are due in connection with the filing of this response,
including any fee for a required extension of time under 37 CFR 1 . 136(a) for which Applicant
hereby petitions, please charge all necessary fees to the deposit account

Respectfully submitted,

Maria C.uasaway
Registration No. 51,721

Owens Coming
Patent Dept., BIdg. 11-7
2790 Columbus Road
Granville, Ohio 43023
740-321-7213

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APPLICATION NUMBER

10/749.087

U KITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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A«id**.i COMMISSIONER POR PATJ^NTS
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OWENS CORNING
2790 COLUMBUS ROAD
GRANVILLE, OH 43023

niUNGOR371 (c) DATE

FIRST NAMED APPLICANT

ATTORNEY DOCKET NUMBER

12/30/2003

Clarke Berdan II

25401A

CONFIRMATION NO, 7962
FORMALITIES LETTER

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Date Mailed: 04/29/2004

NOTICE TO FILE MISSING PARTS OF NONPROVISIONAL APPLICATION

FILED UNDER 37 CFR 1 .53(b)
RUng Date Granted

!teirisRgg ti ir^d To Avoid Aband pJjmfeDt:

An application number and filing date have been accorded to this application. The itern(s) Indicated below,
however are missing. Applicant is given TWO MONTHS from the date of this Nofice within which to file all
required items and pay any fees required below to avoid abandonment Extensions of time may be obtained by
filing a petition accompanied by the extension fee under the provisions of 37 CFR 1 .136(a).

• The oath or declaration Is missing,

A properly signed oath or declaration in compliance with 37 CFR 163, identifying the application by the
above Application Number and Filing Date, is required.

• To avoid abandonment, a late filing fee or oath or declaration surcharge as set forth in 37 CFR 1 .16(e) of
$130 for a non-small entity, must be submitted with the missing items identified in this letter.

S UMMARY OF FEES DUE:

Total additional fee(s) required for this application is $130 for a Large Entity

• $130 Late oath or declaration Surcharge.

Replies should be mailed to: Mail Stop Missing Parts

Commissioner for Patents

P.O. BOX 1450
Alexandria VA 22313-1450

A copy of this notice MUST be returned with (he reply.

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OWENS CORNING SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY CENTER
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Date: September 10, 2004

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To: Central Facsimile Number From: Sherry Thompson

Of: USPTO Fax: (740) 321-8024

Fax: (703) 872-9306 Phone: (740) 321-7361

SUBJECT: Declaration and Power of Attorney

Serial No.: VS. Patent Application 10/749,087, filed December 30, 2003

I hereby certify that a Declaration and Power of Attorney for the above noted case
is being transmitted to the Central Facsimile Number, at the U.S. Patent and
Trademark Office (Fax No. (703) 872-9306) on September 10, 2004.

September 10, 2004 Sherry Thompson

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